Four sentenced to death in Tanzania for murdering albino woman

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Four sentenced to death in Tanzania for murdering albino woman
Daily Mail
Four people have been sentenced to death in Tanzania after brutally murdering a young albino woman in order to harvest her body parts as good luck charms. Zawadi Mangidu, 22, was killed in north-western town of Geita by a group that included her ...
In Tanzania: Albino killers sentenced to deathPulse Nigeria
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Capital FM Kenya (Press Release) (Subscription) (Blog)

06 Mar

Four albino killers sentenced to death in Tanzania

Capital FM Kenya (press release) (subscription) (blog)
Four albino killers sentenced to death in Tanzania
Capital FM Kenya (press release) (subscription) (blog)
Tanzania, Mar 6 – A court in Tanzania has sentenced four people to death for the murder of an albino woman who was killed so her hacked-off limbs could be used in magic, officials said Friday. The sentencing comes after Tanzania' President Jakaya ...
Tanzania court sentence four to death over killing of young albinoCoastweek
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Reuters Africa

01 Jul

Four sentenced to death in Tanzania for killing albino teenager

Four sentenced to death in Tanzania for killing albino teenager
Reuters Africa
DAR ES SALAAM, July 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Four men, including a witchdoctor, were sentenced to death by Tanzania's High Court on Wednesday after being found guilty of abducting, killing and dismembering a 17-year-old albino boy.

 

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Pulse Nigeria

02 Jul

In Tanzania: Four sentenced to death for killing albino teenager

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In Tanzania: Four sentenced to death for killing albino teenager
Pulse Nigeria
The killers often hack their victims to death and sell their body party to witchdoctors who use them in spells to bring good luck and wealth. Witchdoctors pay as much as $75,000 for a full set of albino body parts, according to a Red Cross report ...
Four sentenced to death in Tanzania for killing albino teenagerReuters

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Daily Mail

27 Feb

Four people are charged with murdering an albino woman and cutting off her ...

Daily Mail
Four people are charged with murdering an albino woman and cutting off her ...
Daily Mail
Four people have been charged with murdering an albino woman in Tanzania and cutting off her legs and an arm for black magic rituals. Zawadi Magindu was killed at Nyamalulu village in the north western Geita region of the African country in November ...
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Four Charged Over Albino Murder In Tanzania Amid Growing...

 

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Deutsche Welle

06 Mar

Death sentences for murderers of albino woman in Tanzania

Deutsche Welle
Death sentences for murderers of albino woman in Tanzania
Deutsche Welle
A court in Tanzania has sentenced four people to death for murdering an albino woman to use her limbs for rituals. The verdict comes amid a wave of killings of albinos and despite a moratorium on capital punishment. Symbolbild Albinos in Afrika. The court ...
Albinos call for execution of witchcraft killers in TanzaniaTODAYonline
Four Sentenced in Tanzania for Murdering Albino to Harvest Body PartsSputnik...

 

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Businessweek

15 May

UN Condemns Death of Tanzania Albino Woman Killed for Body Parts

IPPmedia
UN Condemns Death of Tanzania Albino Woman Killed for Body Parts
Businessweek
A 40-year-old albino woman was murdered for her body parts in Tanzania this week in an attack believed to be linked to witchcraft, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said. Munghu Lugata, 40, was probably still alive when ...
UTSS condemns killing of woman with albinismIPPmedia
Tanzania 'witch doctors' arrested after albino murderPublish Date: May 15, 2014New Vision
Two Tanzanian...

 

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Deutsche Welle

06 Mar

Death Sentences for Murderers of Albino Woman

New Vision
Death Sentences for Murderers of Albino Woman
Deutsche Welle
A court in Tanzania has sentenced four people to death for murdering an albino woman to use her limbs for rituals. The verdict comes amid a wave of killings of albinos and despite a moratorium on capital punishment. The court handed down the death ...
Four Sentenced in Tanzania for Murdering Albino to Harvest Body PartsSputnik International
Albinos call for execution of witchcraft killers in TanzaniaReuters Africa

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Mirror.Co.Uk

18 Feb

Albino baby hacked to death in Tanzania's latest witchcraft related death

Mirror.co.uk
Albino baby hacked to death in Tanzania's latest witchcraft related death
Mirror.co.uk
An albino baby found hacked to death in a forest in Tanzania has become the latest victim of brutal murders connected to witchcraft. The United Nations, who condemned the attack, have warned there may be an increased threat to Albinos in the country in the ...
Dismembered body of albino child found in Tanzania, days after being snatched ...International Business Times UK
Abducted Tanzanian Albino...

 

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BBC News

09 Dec

"We're being killed like animals," an albino woman in Tanzania sings

BBC News
"We're being killed like animals," an albino woman in Tanzania sings
BBC News
People with albinism face prejudice and death in Tanzania. A new campaign is now being launched to end hostility towards the tiny community of about 30,000. BBC Africa's Salim Kikeke met some of them. Mtobi Namigambo, a fisherman by trade, sits calmly ...
Albinos in Tanzania: 'We're being killed like animals'BBC News

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